Monday, August 08, 2005

Go Marina South see fireworks

Saturday Lawrence ask me want to watch the free fireworks or not? Go Marina South and see, he said.

At first I didn't really feel like it but he said got free concert also by the singer Zhou Hua Jian. His English name is Emil, I think. What kind of cheebye name is Emil? Sound like "email", he like people to emil him issit? Why he don't choose better name like Rockson?

I told him wa lao eh, cheebye lah, that Email Chow is so kan see lang lao liao, this kind of last time star who want to see?

Then he said not only him but also got the 五月天 rock band perform. They are Taiwan group, English called May Day, is those rock one, not like those chow ah kua boy band like F4 (F stand for Fucked up issit?).

This May Day band I don't mind, because they sometimes sing Hokkien song. I hope they got sing the good Hokkien song like Chit Ba Ban, because that is what Singaporean like to hear, "One Million Dollar".

So I said ok and we go with Raymond and his friend Ah Seng. Actually Ah Seng is call Peter but we know him so long we always call him Ah Seng. He is oldest in our group I think. Ah Seng is jobless many months liao because his kuai lan company say he almost 40 years old and not useful anymore, so they use his salary to hire two 20 years old young punk. Cheebye this kind of thing also can.

When I go Marina South to eat and go bowling last time, I always drive because the place damn fucking ulu. Actually it is in town, but it is like the backside of the town, must drive one big round then can go there kind. I drive us until near there, but the road kena block! KNNBCCB!!!!

So Ah Seng said better park and take train. He laugh and say lucky I no job no money to buy car, never kena this kind of problem. He said "I no money even to buy a sex wife from Vietnam, don't say buy car, hahahahaha!!!"

So we take the train to Marina station and walk. Nabei, I eat until so big, this is my first time get out at the Marina station. Who the fuck take train go Marina one? Come out of the station is nothing, no shop, no house, just grass.

When we reach the station, a lot of people come out of the train at Marina. I think the Marina station those MRT worker also stress. Usually one day see one or two people at their station (and maybe some ghosts hahahaha!!!) but tonight KNN see so many people come and see fireworks and concert.

I not sure where is the place to see the fireworks, so I just follow the people. Got some people take the bus 400, but we saw so many people take the bus, so we decide to walk. CCB the walk really damn far, I walk until my ka chng down there also sweat, walk already got a wet wet feeling.

I tell Lawrence this firework better be worth it because we walk until so jialat. I saw many NS men in their No 4 uniform do traffic duty, I think they must be damn sian to be the National Day free worker. Every year National Day sure a lot of army boy kena do this kind of slave duty one. No wonder see their face so long. Not only kena duty, but see all the chio bu but cannot go out with them. Sibei sian.

After about 20 minutes I think, we reach the stage place together with many thousand of Singaporean who like to see free show.

When I walk on the field I sibei toolan because the concert grass land there got mud!!! KNN must be the last few days raining make the ground all wet and muddy one!! We walk that time cannot see properly where is the mud and where is the dry part, so our shoe all kena wet wet brown brown one....... CHEEBYE!!!!

I stand with the concert people near the stage because Lawrence want to hear the concert after the fireworks. We stand behind the metal bar and pack together like animal inside cage.

Wa lan eh. I never smell so many people sweat before. People squeeze together like the fucking sardine. Some even smell like sardine. And many of the girl also wear tank top and they sweat. Usually girl in tank top is very sexy to see but not that night.

The worse part is when the firework start, everybody ooh and ahh and got this girl just next to me, she stick out her hand and point at the firework in the sky.

Her armpit suddenly press next to my face and the smell from her armpit reach my nose. I almost peng san!!! I see the army boys i feel like shout MEDIC!!!

Then got another girl next to her, her friend I think, she also point up at the firework ooh and ahh. But this girl worse her armpit got hair!!!! Like this how to strike 4D!!!!!

I want to tell her move her hairy armpit away but the fireworks too loud she cannot hear me say excuse me can don't press your hairy cheebye armpit on my face or not. When I want to say excuse me, another firework boom in the sky.

So I give up and look at the sky and enjoy the free fireworks, and try to breathe through my mouth. Gahmen give us free show, of course must enjoy right? No job no money already, like Ah Seng, only got left the free things to enjoy, like the free fireworks, the free concert of Email Chow, a few unknown singers I never hear before, and 五月天. Not bad this Gahmen, Singapore 40 years birthday spend so much money. Maybe all this is try to make Singaporean happy a bit, forget their troubles.

Raymond the stupid fucker try to take photo of the fireworks with his lao ya handphone camera and complain cheebye why his photo all come out black black one.

After 10 to 20 minutes the fireworks finish and got some people clap. The sky no more bright colour and loud boom, but become dark again. The armpit girls also put their arm down liao. I can use my nose breathe again.

I turn and saw Ah Seng still looking at the night time sky macham still got fireworks and I said, "Oi, Seng ah, you looking at the empty sky for fuck? No more fireworks already."

Ah Seng did not look at me. His eyes still looking at the black black sky and then he said to me:

"All this free Gahmen fireworks is very nice to see but I wish I have a job."

His eyes now like looking far far away behind the sky.

"Then I can buy my own fireworks," he said "when it is my own 40 years birthday."

I tink, I want to publish a 'Hokkien-Malay Dictionary' - so that we malays can learn & appreciate Hokkien language and olso the chinese can learn little bit of malay...(easy lor when they travel to m'sia liao)...hahahaa!

What so funnie??...I think this one very good idea!

ps: do you know I actually can sing the Hokkien song - Jeek Kee Sio Ho Sua (A Little Umbrella) very well. I learned fm a Taiwanese gerl last time. I hope to find a chinese gerlfren, so that I can sing this song to her.

actually the gahmen try to improve our spirits, they also trying damn hard to give us some work liao. ask your friend go downgrade, who say no work, always got cleaner job available. if not, then go work at kopitiam, sure can. see, gahmen want us to study so blardy hard, for a job next time, then when old liao, kenna retrenched, we can use our O levels and speak engrish with the customers at the kopitiam.

Things not really looking good, people losing jobs, retrenched etc... I'm not really looking forward to NDP because things are not looking so good even for myself...

I liked this blog. Rockson you have a big heart, you know someone who is much older than you, to have been jobless for months and you put yourself in his shoes. On a lighter note, i found the other parts of the blog funny:) Keep up the good work and keep on rocking!!

send my regards to ah seng .. may he find a job real soon.. very sad .. cos our legal retirement age is 65? (or somewhere close? i dnt remember exact) but poeple above 40 already find difficulty in finding a decent job or even keep the job.. worse some bosses who wnt to Kheng the retrnchment benefts think of all funny methods to force them to resign on their own accord .........rockson very sad .. cant laugh at this one ..really .....but keep posting

i also army boy. also doing traffic. but at padang. not marina. u are right. see all the pretty girls want to bia. but cannot. so looon until go home hahahaha maybe next year i can bring pretty girl make the army boys looon also.

your best post ever so far, rockson, well written. the conclusion was superb, brings out the emotional side in you, all the best to Ah Seng, he will get a job, heard the gahmen opening alot of jobs soon,im sure he can get one. cheers.

Actually, in other countries such as Japan, the 'cleaners' are very respected as they have nice uniform and sophiscated as they have good equipment. Singapore government must follow their footsteps as well.

to government: please send all your close-minded government officials overseas so that they could broaden their minds.

Actually, in other countries such as Japan, the 'cleaners' are very respected as they have nice uniform and sophiscated as they have good equipment. Singapore government must follow their footsteps as well.

to government: please send all your close-minded government officials overseas so that they could broaden their minds.

This is so true dude. First reaction when you tell people you are a dropout:they will look at you you as though you are from Mars.Seriously we need to get rid of that bloody kind of mentality, lowly educated, it doesn't mean you must treat the person like dirt... One good example are maids, they are so lowly paid here but get what? Constant abusing from employers and shit like that. People always have that fucked up mentality "I am a better person than you because i am highly educated" here. I am not a dropout, but i still got my N levels, but i dont give a damn what others think about me,i live my life to the fullest everyday, have a happy family life. If you dont like studying, go ahead, don't let your parents control you so much out there kids

another nice piece of blog. I think you write publish a book later. "The best of rockson's collection Volume I" where you handpick your favorite ones.

I am sure that almost all Singaporeans will love to have a copy. :-) Just kidding onli hor. Don't blame me if you decide to publish and then nobody buys. As you know that job market is bad, and many people are without job. So cannot afford :-(

Rockson, do me a favour and buy Ah Seng some small makan for his birthday okay? In return, I promise to buy 50 copies of your book when it's published! We Singaporeans have to look after ourselves because the F#$#@$ gahmen take care only of their kind.

Of all your entries, this one makes papa sad. Almost what all you wrote is true. Papa oso same like your fren. Jobless but papa very lucky got many many $. Maybe papa should go back Phuket and stay there forever. (Maybe Fireworks there more cheaper and papa can afford)

Like Ah Seng there are many Singaporeans ah peks in similar situation. A very sad episode for Singapore indeed! (Ironically celebrating their 40th birthday?)Those responsible never take heed! Many also blame ah pek for not trying enuf. However In question is why pay our millionares 'managers' (highest in paid in the universe) adopt wrong things, continue to procastinate and play NATO?. To Ah Seng and apeks 'dont be quitters'. Whether young or old, balck or while, we are all Singaporean. Happy National Day.

Wa lau loxson..good post! why can't girls start taking care of themselves...for goodness sake..shave that hairy armpit lah! It is so gross to look at don't they understand. If they don't share, at least spray some deodorant. btw I am a woman too and even teach my 14 year old daughter to do personal grooming.

Hilarious post but last part a little sad. brought tears to my eyes. I know what it's like to be unemployed. Time has changed..even the brightest now has to downgrade...very sad. Gahmen kept telling pple to upgrade themselves...in the end they upgrade themselves by hiring foreigner and putting the locals out of job. CB gahmen indeed!!!

BTW, i am an ex-singaporean but I don't want to see my ex-countrymen suffer because of a bunch of stupid menestor messing up the pple's life.

hey Rockson.........i have always been an ardent fan of ur hilarious blogs.....this time i realised u can blog to tug our heartstrings too...(not Gstring pls)...indeed i was moved to tears by ur blog. hope Lau Tian see Peter's predicament and send him a new job soon. I juz heard Andy Lau's song..about some Stupid Kid...he says just pat ur chest and stand up, Lau Tian will have some gd plan for u. rather encouraging isnt it? :) Hey to one and all, Happy Public Holiday!(i dun give a f*** abt wat friggin nafuckintional day of spore)it's the public holiday i appreciate. smile ...cos most of the employed dun hafta work.

thought it was a bit long and boring in the beginning of this entry. But the part about the armpit girls really sent me reeling over with laughter. Just as i expected, rockson never fails to make me laugh. The ending is sad though. you are a damn good writer... never fails to put the points across, be it in a hilarious and loud manner, or a sad and subtle one.

would very much like to see you write an entry about the ban in smoking in pub and coffee shops.would you?

our government keeps reminding us abt the 40yrs of excellence n independance we have, but what abt those who made it possible? they got laid off without being given an alternative or opportunity to improve.

it sucks even more when u r out of job, meaning that u have no financial ability n yet the government expects u to fork out yr own dough n go for courses to upgrade....so what do u expect these people to do?

this is d first time i'm reading ur blog n it totally ROX~! happy national day! still got an hr n 7 mins left ko..hehe..lucky u got to see Mayday`!! what did they sing? well take care n keep up wit d great blogs!

Rockson,Thanks for a great post. I look forward to reading all your stuff! I am 3 years plus from 40, and I must admit I fear not for myself, but for my children and their children.Spore is not becoming a difficult place to excel in. As someone commented, got cleaner job for Ah seng waiting if he wants, but let's be honest, if you study until so hard, (I dunno what Ah Seng's qualifications are) would anyone simply settle for being a cleaner?my 2 cents.

u r really damn good at writing lah...funny n yet can just hav a twist of words n make ppl realise abt some of the other probs ppl r facing in our conuntry...well done n keep it up alright...n wish ur fren best of luck in getting a new job yah!

Just read the new book published by that CHEE fella. Although he pin-pointed correctly that the fundamental problem is the "unbalanced" representation in our parliament, I can't agree with him that the non-violent actions advocated in his book will work for Singapore. Young Singaporeans are too bo chap already. Cannot blame them coz it is their (grand)parents who installed and strengthened the papayas power.

Also, the opposisision come out with very lau ya candidates at every erections, also cannot blame ppl not voting for them. (Hmmm, will this post be deleted for political reason?)

just came across your site a few days ago...start work today after the holiday, did not go see the firewords yesterday, I wanted to check your site first before picking up Cheebai Straits times or Cheebai new paper..Please keep the entries coming..hilarious!

Rock I’m veri sad leh that Ah Seng still considered young mah, just coming to 40 only oredi jobless. Some people oredi more than 80 and worst some even got many health problems still employed and getting “peanut” salary hor and orso cannot be retrenched one. Dunno got logic or not leh?

wah rockson, your ending is so emotional, makes me want to cry :(but on the whole, you are damn funny. I have started following your blog since the NKF saga. I am sorry if I sound formal but I am a very guai girl but can still enjoy vulgarities spoken or written by others. please update your blog more frequent. Thanks.

p.s. I also dun think you are a true beng... but hopefully you are not a spy collecting info for the govt but acting like anti-govt on the outside.

while reading, i was wondering if this entry is just gonna entail your experience in the outing but the ending really sums up the key point of the entire entry. the sombre mood in the midst of all the partying

rockson, perhaps it's time to improve on the vocab...all those knn, lppl, ccb, kkc, lc, etc are sometimes too repetitive. but maybe that's your style and attractiveness where ppl can relate as if you're talking. you write good points nevertheless. keep it up. hope that your dick is as big as your head!

" Actually, in other countries such as Japan, the 'cleaners' are very respected as they have nice uniform and sophiscated as they have good equipment. Singapore government must follow their footsteps as well.

to government: please send all your close-minded government officials overseas so that they could broaden their minds.

This is so true dude. First reaction when you tell people you are a dropout:they will look at you you as though you are from Mars.Seriously we need to get rid of that bloody kind of mentality, lowly educated, it doesn't mean you must treat the person like dirt... One good example are maids, they are so lowly paid here but get what? Constant abusing from employers and shit like that. People always have that fucked up mentality "I am a better person than you because i am highly educated" here. I am not a dropout, but i still got my N levels, but i dont give a damn what others think about me,i live my life to the fullest everyday, have a happy family life. If you dont like studying, go ahead, don't let your parents control you so much out there kids "

same here. when i went out there n told those ppl around me i got 25 points for o lvl prelims they look @ me differently then when i tell them i'm a victoria sch boy a few lines earlier. knnbccb. really wished i could go back to those ppl and rub my real o's result slip in their @#$% faces.

It's always so typical for some employers these days to get rid of their experienced staffs to employ "younger blood" into the corporate.

It is hard for the 40-year-old to get a new job as well. Maybe due to the "use & throw" mentality ?

As for the Jit Pa Ban song(One million dollars),come across it at a blog site. If anyone interested in listening to the song, can visit this site :http://blog.galvintan.com/?p=97(** Not doing promotion or anything, just want to share the song)

Your posts as usual are witty disguised with vulgarities. Always touching on certain issues close to heart, yet delivered in the oh-so-familiar singlish-splattered-with-vulgarities tone.

I see the last part about Ah Seng looking at the fireworks as a metaphor relating to quite alot of people. When we would be able to earn enough to buy what we want, and to do what we want to do, all the while watching others, or the government spend freely.

Love your blogs man. You Rock! I got a complaint and I need you to spread the word, coz you sound like a guy with a heart.

I am Indian, or as you say an "ah neh". This morning when I got into the lift and this Chinese guy and his wife stepped in. I smiled like I do to all my neighbours. This guy said "Zen Hei Ren". For no fucking rhyme or reason. Cheebye, this kind of thing also can. What the fuck is this mothercheebye's problem? This is not the first time, man. His wife said " Sekali Ta Ting Hua Yue then you know" and the fucker laughed.I was tempted to fuck him upside down man. but I kept my cool.

Why do we have to be so disgusting? Abusing a person based on the colour of his skin for no rhyme or reason. You wonder what this fucking shit will teach his children. Then this mothercheebye will go to Australia/UK/US and accuse the angmoh there of discriminating against his yellow skin.

Sure, of course you don't have to take the stairs, cos everyone knows that mats only live on the first and second floors. That's because you can't afford the flats higher up, or you too fucking lazy to queue up during the walk-in.

Fuck you understand!

Occurs to me of course that you could also be a Chinaman conveniently pretending to be Malay and making racist comments. well...no surprises there...as cowardly as your yellow brudder in the lift.

hey, my bf and I tried to see the fireworks from a HDB block but kena blocked by another HDB block. But we saw some fireworks albeit through some small narrow "window" framed by two other HDB flats... then another two young punks also come to the same spot as us to see fireworks. such an unlikely place also got lazy people who too lazy to go Marina come.

Ask Ah Seng/Peter to join teaching lar... now classroom sizes decrease from 40 to 30, they in need of teachers esp Secondary school I think. If not be insurance agent. OTOT. now everyone wants to plan for retirement mah.

Actually weather really damm hot and the government keep raising all the lan jiao tax , and trying to win people hearts becasue election is coming. Can we form an opposition party to debate on government polictics . Well, I do suspect governement transpanrancy. The casino is at marina south there . Next time no steamboat and fireworks to see le :S

- Got 40% petrol discount? hahaha..those idiots that go Q up at petrol kiosk...KNN stop the freaking Q-ing habit lah..If got, the gahment will be the first to annouce to you, causing they running out of good news.

u make me start to write my blogs man. U are so cool. hope that i can write like u, haha then let my teacher vomit blood. haha. checking on ur blog everytime. ermm btw u noe how to contact ppl that dun allow comments bo? like how to see their email account all that.tell me if u noe hor. tyty